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Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.
Julie Bishop

Meaning of "expectancy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EXPECTANCY

expectancy  [ɪkˈspɛktənsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPECTANCY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Expectancy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXPECTANCY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Expectancy theory

Expectancy theory proposes that an individual will decide to behave or act in a certain way because they are motivated to select a specific behavior over other behaviors due to what they expect the result of that selected behavior will be. In essence, the motivation of the behavior selection is determined by the desirability of the outcome. However, at the core of the theory is the cognitive process of how an individual processes the different motivational elements. This is done before making the ultimate choice. The outcome is not the sole determining factor in making the decision of how to behave. Expectancy theory is about the mental processes regarding choice, or choosing. It explains the processes that an individual undergoes to make choices. In the study of organizational behavior, expectancy theory is a motivation theory first proposed by Victor Vroom of the Yale School of Management. "This theory emphasizes the needs for organizations to relate rewards directly to performance and to ensure that the rewards provided are those rewards deserved and wanted by the recipients." Victor H.

Definition of expectancy in the English dictionary

The first definition of expectancy in the dictionary is something expected, esp on the basis of a norm or average. Other definition of expectancy is anticipation; expectation. Expectancy is also the prospect of a future interest or possession, esp in property.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXPECTANCY


accountancy
əˈkaʊntənsɪ
attractancy
əˈtræktənsɪ
captaincy
ˈkæptənsɪ
chieftaincy
ˈtʃiːftənsɪ
competency
ˈkɒmpɪtənsɪ
consistency
kənˈsɪstənsɪ
constancy
ˈkɒnstənsɪ
consultancy
kənˈsʌltənsɪ
hesitancy
ˈhɛzɪtənsɪ
impotency
ˈɪmpətənsɪ
inconsistency
ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənsɪ
inconstancy
ɪnˈkɒnstənsɪ
inexpectancy
ˌɪnɪkˈspektənsɪ
intermittency
ˌɪntəˈmɪtənsɪ
irritancy
ˈɪrɪtənsɪ
latency
ˈleɪtənsɪ
militancy
ˈmɪlɪtənsɪ
patency
ˈpeɪtənsɪ
potency
ˈpəʊtənsɪ
reluctancy
rɪˈlʌktənsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXPECTANCY

expect
expectable
expectably
expectance
expectant
expectant mother
expectantly
expectation
expectation of life
expectational
expectative
expected
expected frequency
expected utility
expected value
expectedly
expectedness
expecter
expecting
expectingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXPECTANCY

acceptancy
adjutancy
blatancy
concubitancy
dilatancy
dubitancy
excitancy
executancy
exorbitancy
fancy
financial accountancy
importancy
incogitancy
inhabitancy
instancy
latitancy
life expectancy
management consultancy
oscitancy
precipitancy
transmittancy

Synonyms and antonyms of expectancy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EXPECTANCY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expectancy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of expectancy

Translation of «expectancy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXPECTANCY

Find out the translation of expectancy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of expectancy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expectancy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

期待
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

expectación
570 millions of speakers

English

expectancy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रत्याशा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتوقع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ожидаемая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

expectativa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রত্যাশা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

expectative
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jangkaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Erwartung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

期待
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sabar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thọ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எதிர்பார்ப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपेणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

beklenti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attesa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oczekiwana
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очікувана
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Speranța
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσδόκιμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwagting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förväntad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

forventet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of expectancy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPECTANCY»

The term «expectancy» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.761 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EXPECTANCY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «expectancy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «expectancy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about expectancy

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10 QUOTES WITH «EXPECTANCY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expectancy.
1
Julie Bishop
Advances in science and medical research and public health policies have meant that life expectancy for Australians is one of the highest in the world.
2
Quentin Bryce
I think we have to keep working enormously hard to see that every single Indigenous child - every Australian child - has true equality of opportunity. We've got to work harder at it. I think, you know, the heartland issue for us is the gap; the gap in life expectancy in this country.
3
Ken Buck
We've got to make sure our younger workers understand that as life expectancy increases, the retirement date for benefits increases also.
4
Ron Chernow
I think one of the important things that's happened in the course of the century is that life expectancy has doubled.
5
Edwin Louis Cole
Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles.
6
Eric Dickerson
In the NFL, you have a short shelf life. As a running back, if you're the first pick, and you're NFL life expectancy is only 3.5-6 years, your first big contract might not come until three years in - well, you might never get there. They need to get those signing bonuses up front because nothing is guaranteed.
7
Niall Ferguson
It's all very well for us to sit here in the West with our high incomes and cushy lives, and say it's immoral to violate the sovereignty of another state. But if the effect of that is to bring people in that country economic and political freedom, to raise their standard of living, to increase their life expectancy, then don't rule it out.
8
Virginia Foxx
The life expectancy is much longer today than it was when Social Security was created.
9
Kenneth Grahame
Slowly, but with no doubt or hesitation whatever, and in something of a solemn expectancy, the two animals passed through the broken tumultuous water and moored their boat at the flowery margin of the island.
10
Celia Imrie
If I ever married, I know I would dread the daily sound of the key in the door and the casual expectancy of 'Hello! I'm home!'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPECTANCY»

Discover the use of expectancy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expectancy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life Expectancy
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Dean Koontz's The City.
Dean Koontz, 2007
2
Rising Life Expectancy: A Global History
This book traces the global history of rising life expectancy in the last 200 years.
James C. Riley, 2001
3
East-West Life Expectancy Gap in Europe: Environmental and ...
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Environmental and Non-Environmental Determinants of the East-West Life Expectancy Gap, Surrey, United Kingdom, March 20-22, 1995
C. Hertzman, Shona Kelly, Martin Bobak, 1996
4
Life Expectancy
In the dazzling new thriller from the master of dark suspense, the hand of fate reaches out to touch an ordinary man with greatness. So long as he is ready. So long as he is, above all, afraid.
Dean Koontz, 2009
5
Life Expectancy
A dying man's clairvoyant prophesies about his grandson, Jimmy Tock, reveal five terrifying and horrific events, occuring on five different days at different periods in his life, that will turn the young man's world upside down. 600,000 ...
Dean Koontz, 2012
6
Diet, Life Expectancy, and Chronic Disease : Studies of ...
While this is a scholarly book, it is written in clear English and contains an extensive glossary so that it should be accessible to a wide audience.
Gary E. Fraser Loma Linda University, 2003
7
Poverty and Life Expectancy: The Jamaica Paradox
A 2005 multidisciplinary study explaining Jamaica's rise from low to high life expectancy.
James C. Riley, 2005
8
Fatigue Design: Life Expectancy of Machine Parts
The solutions demonstrate the authors' detailed analyses of failure and are intended to be used as preventive guidelines. The cases are a unique feature of the book.
Eliahu Zahavi, Vladimir Torbilo, Solomon Press, 1996
9
Improve Your Life Expectancy - Live Long Lean and Healthy
Use this book to reward yourself and your loved one to upgrade your life and live longer and leaner.
Edward Chipeta, 2007
10
Work, Stress, Disease and Life Expectancy
An evaluation of the recent medical research on stress and illness and the role of psychological factors in mental health and physical disease.
Ben C. Fletcher, C Fletcher, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPECTANCY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expectancy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Life expectancy continues to rise
The life expectancy of men and women in Ireland continues to rise, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have shown. According ... «Irish Health, Jul 15»
2
The world's first life-lengthening drug could go on trial next year
... and approval is gained, it will be groundbreaking – never before in medicinal history has a drug been prescribed to increase life expectancy. «City A.M., Jul 15»
3
Life expectancy reduced by stroke, diabetes and heart attack combo
Having a history of diabetes, stroke or heart attack can lower life expectancy significantly, according to new research, while a combination of ... «Medical News Today, Jul 15»
4
Why Do Women Outlive Men? Science Zeroes In On Answer | Times …
So the gender difference in life expectancy is fairly recent, and probably isn't based on anatomy alone, researchers say. In medical and public ... «Times Record, Jul 15»
5
Sierra Leone News: 'Agriculture responsible for low life
In Sierra Leone, the life expectancy of males is 39 while that of female is 42 according to the report, reasons for such early deaths is due to ... «Awoko, Jul 15»
6
Lowest life expectancy in NSW
Life expectancy, according to the report, was "one of the most widely-used and internationally-recognised indicators of population health". «Daily Liberal, Jul 15»
7
Study: 3 conditions can cut life expectancy by 12 years
A new study shows if you have at least two out of three of these conditions by age 60, it can cut your life expectancy by 12 to 13 years. «6abc.com, Jul 15»
8
Greek Hospitals Running Out of Money, Life Expectancy Crashing …
In the five years since the initial financial crisis in Greece, the average life expectancy of those living in the country dropped by three years—an ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
9
Concern as women's life expectancy drops closer to men's
Oxfordshire director of public health Dr Jonathon McWilliam said women should think about their drinking and smoking habits because the gap in life expectancy ... «Witney Gazette, Jul 15»
10
Hazlewood enters first Ashes with huge expectancy
Given the level of expectancy around the 24-year-old ahead of the Ashes starting July 8 in Cardiff, here's a look at other Australian pace ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

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